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Sunday, July 2, 2017 Orlando Sentinel B3 LOCAL STATE Leesburg man injured in machete attack dies Thursday lying face up near some hedges in his yard with deep r. I 1 ,11 1 gasnes to when a man they did not know tried to enter the home. Ignoring requests to leave and the blast of pepper spray from a can on Wright's key ring, Reyes entered the porch and began fighting with Mosley, according to a police report. Mosley yelled to Wright, "Call the police, he's killing me, he has a machete," according to a police Reyes then fled, Leesburg police were called and Mosley was found splayed on his back. He was airlifted to a local trauma center.

Reyes initially faced a charge of attempted murder, but Rockefeller said Saturday the charge may be upgraded. cdoornbosorlandosentinel.com; 407-6SO-6931; Twitter: CaitlinDoorribos arrest report Reyes whose wife told police he had used drugs like PCP was arrested later that day, after detectives followed tips to his home a block away. The attack happened after Mosley had been playing cards and having some drinks with Frank Lamor Wright, 63, in Mosley's screened-in porch at his home on Georgia Avenue around 1 a.m. Thursday, the report said. That's By Caitlin Doornbos Staff Writer A man who was attacked with a machete Thursday in Leesburg has died, officials said.

Maj. Steve Rockefeller of the Leesburg Police Department said Gary Lenorse Mosley 6L of Leesburg, died of his injuries at a hospital Saturday morning. Police found Mosley early torso and left arm. One of his hands was nearly severed. Reyes Investigators say Carlos Lucas Reyes, 35, of Leesburg, struck the victim "repeatedly" with the blade just after 1 am.

Thursday, according to an 'Flipping Out' tackles Siegels' Versailles 1. 1 Sm i 1 WD WWl mm Staying on her Dana Sheldon, 16, of Dayton, Ohio, works with guest teacher and prima ballerina Patricia Delgado at the Patel Conservatory's Next Generation Ballet 2017 Summer Intensive at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Mom arrested after son, 5, found malnourished toes "filthy," according to an arrest affidavit Police the boy unable said was to and Hall speak couldn't stand or walk.

Hall told investigators her son went without food for three to four days at a time and she made no attempt to try to feed him She said she doesn't communicate with her son but knows when he needs something based on his facial expressions, adding she knows when he's hungry "because he will chew on his hands," an arrest report said. The boy weighed 24.9 pounds, which police said nis neaa, wasn't even a weight that registered on a growth chart for his age. He was prescribed an appetite stimulant, but Hall said she hadn't used it, police said. She said the medication made her son sleepy and didn't work, an arrest affidavit said. The boy's hands and feet were dry, peeling and blistered.

His clothes were "filthy and he appeared to not have had a bath in quite a while," police said. He was taken to a hospital and admitted into the intensive care unit in case of seizures and cardiac arrest Police said he was deemed clinically malnourished. Hall, who lives in the home with her husband and SENTINEL FILE facts," Shreve Jett said. Margie Dempsey Bogus, who lives in Connecticut, said the collective approach helps spread the message of the Kesse case "As Shaun and Scott offer their information, we, as listeners, get to come here and all interact and offer suggestions," she said. "This is just not a show that we listen to." Drew Kesse said the discussions can only help the seemingly stagnant case that's caused his family agony for 11 years.

"When you put your heads together, ideas come up. The comments keep going on," he said. "We want everyone in the world to help." Gurd and Jamison forward the information they discover to law enforcement, and don't have plans to stop anytime soon "I don't expect to be the guy from 'NCIS' who digs up some clue and points the finger at somebody," Jamison said. "It's really about getting the community back involved." Though the story has listeners across the county transfixed, Drew Kesse said he hopes people remember his daughter as a person "After 11 years, it's very difficult for her not to be an object," he said. "We need people to realize that she's a human being." cdoorribos orlandosentinel.com; 407-650-6931; Twitter: CaitlinDoorribos By Hal Boedeker Staff Writer David and Jackie Siegel's mansion will have a guest-star role on the new season of Bravo's "Flipping Out" The reality series starts its 10th season at 9 p.m Aug.

17 but no date for the Versailles episode was announced. Star Jeff Lewis agrees to help with the interior of the Windermere mansion, owned by the Westgate Resorts founder and his wife. Construction on the house started in 2004, and the home gained national attention through the 2012 documentary "The Queen of Versailles." Versailles' exterior is finished, and the interior is roughly halfway complete, family friend Robin Wright said Friday. Being featured on "Flipping Out" doesn't mean Versailles is for sale, she added. "The show was giving them professional advice on interior decoration to finish the palace, where they are going to spend Christmas 2018," Wright said.

"They are aiming for a year to finish. It is moving forward so quickly. They are going to plan a huge charity gala for Victoria's Voice Foundation as the grand opening of Versailles, which in itself will take ayear to plan." The foundation works to save lives and honors the Siegels' daughter, Victoria She died of a drug overdose in June 2015 at age 18. The foundation's website says: "Our singular mission is ing APV to cooperate with the ruling. In such elections where voter turnout is typically low, he said he'll be distributing fliers this week in the community in hopes of drumming up support.

"This year is my third time around and I want to have a chance," he said. State Rep. John Cortes, D-Kissimmee, said that he plans to attend the upcoming election to help insure things run smoothly. He has offered his assistance in past years, but typically can't attend because the HOA elections fall at the same time as legislative sessions. "Maybe this will set precedent to make things fair," said Cortes, who has filed about 10 HOA reform bills over the years, though none have gained traction.

"We need to get something done because I keep hearing these horror stories." APV said in its filing with the Department of Business and Professional exempt more of her special-needs students from taking these tests. But she likes challenging them, saying: "I'm not going to sell a child out to make sure we get a good grade." That is the difference between an educator and a politician. Educators try to help students. Politicians play games with them. For two decades, politicians in this state have trashed teachers, underfunded education and bogged down schools with testing mandates and cumbersome regulations.

Private operators wanted a piece of the taxpayer pie. So they lobbied the politicians, who portrayed traditional schools as failures and then slapped so many mandates on them that parents would flee. It worked. Of course students should have tests. I want i If CHARLES KING STAFF FILE Jackie Siegel calls Versailles "pretty much a clean slate or an empty canvas" in a "Flipping Out" trailer.

saving lives so we don't lose our future generation to drug abuse and addiction" In the Emmy-nominated 'Tlipping Out," Los Angeles designer Lewis has focused on renovating and reselling homes as well as home decoration Wright said the Siegels hope 'Tlipping Out" will return to film more episodes because Versailles is such a big project A scene from the 'Tlipping Out" trailer shows Jackie Siegel describing the home as "pretty much a clean slate or an empty canvas." She says the home is three levels and has two elevators, one of them gold. But the trailer mostly focuses on Lewis, life partner Gage Edward and the birth of their daughter. hboedeker orlandosentinel.com and 407-420-5756. Regulation that it needed an answer to its request soon because it will cost about $22,000 just to notify homeowners by mail of the new election. It estimated a new election will cost $31,148, paid for by the association.

Burns said if the rehearing isn't granted, the community will be ready to host new elections by the Aug. 1 deadline. With Avatar having a decreased voting power, Negron hopes that it will allow homeowners to prevail and have more of a say in the policies of the 44-year-old community. "Fair elections are something people have wanted for a long time," Englert said. "We're hoping this small step will have huge ramifications." rygillespie orlandosentinel.com; 407-420-5002; Twitter byryangillespie; or Facebook byryangillespie my own ldds to have tests ones prepared by their teachers and also standardized tests, such as the SAT and AP, which we all took growing up.

But Florida Republicans have made testing an obsession that overshadows learning. Arts and RE. classes things that make students well-rounded and healthy have been cut And the teacher-bashing has been incessant. This state deserves better. Our students deserve better.

You also deserve the truth including the fact that Florida's traditional schools aren't plagued by failure. Good things still happen in public schools. But they happen in spite of Florida politicians, not because of them. smaxwell orlandosentinel.com SB BR H5 CHERIE DIEZASSOCIATED PRESS two other children, was arrested on a charge of child neglect causing great bodily harm It's unclear if her husband will face any charges, but Daytona Beach police and DCF say they are still investigating the case. Police and DCF refused to release any details about the welfare of the other two children or whether they were still living in the home, citing health privacy laws and the active investigation "We're of course investigating thoroughly to ensure the safety of these children," said John Harrell, a spokesman for DCF.

still working to gather information but our focus is on keeping these children safe and healthy." HOA Continued from Page Bl because it still owns hundreds of lots many of which are undeveloped, the arbitrator's final ruling states. APV's attorney Tom Slaten declined to be interviewed for this story. Meanwhile, within the sprawling community straddling Osceola and Polk Counties, word of the arbitrator's ruling and new elections is beginning to spread among homeowners. Keith Laytham, an advocate for residents in Poinciana, said that Friends of Poinciana, a group that has opposed the developer's practices over the years, is holding a rally next week to introduce its own slate of candidates for all available seats. Negron is mounting another run for his Village 7 board and sent a letter to the board's president ask- MAXWELL Continued from Page Bl I've seen UCP teachers in action.

They transform lives. Yet the Florida Department of Education just labeled their schools a failure. That's beyond frustrating for UCP's CEO Ilene Willdns. "The gains that these ldds make where they come from and where they end up that's what you have to look for," she said. See, test scores are significantly affected by students' backgrounds, regardless of where they go to school.

That means schools that serve special-needs, extra-poor or at-risk populations will usually fare poorer in standardized tests and not because their teachers stink. Wilkins said her staff could theoretically fight to Jennifer Kesse's black Chevy Malibu was found at an Orlando condo complex off Texas Avenue on Jan. 26, 2006 two days after she went missing. By Christal Hayes Staff Writer A woman was arrested Thursday after police found her 5-year-old son severely malnourished, eating bits of cereal off the floor and unable to communicate or walk, the Daytona Beach Police Department said. Investigators with the Department of Children and Families stopped by the boy's home to follow up on a child-neglect investigation, an arrest report states.

When they got there, they found Naomie Hall, 24, then saw her 5-year-old son on the floor, police said. The boy was dehydrated, skinny and had dry sldn. He was eating pieces of cereal off the carpet, which was MISSING Continued from Page Bl Gurd and Jamison who have families and full-time jobs began working on the podcast earlier this year, buying a microphone on the internet and teaching themselves audio production techniques. "The term 'homemade podcast' doesn't offend me," Jamison said. "I sit at my kitchen table and record after my ldds go to bed and I put my dogs away." They say they don't make a profit from the operation, though they do have a page on a website where listeners can donate to their cause.

"It costs way more than anybody would think to do the investigations and travel," Gurd said. "We never want it to be a business we're not out to make money." Gurd and Jamison have produced six episodes and five bonus commentary fea-turettes so far in the podcast The episodes explore the case, interviewing family and witnesses and correcting misinformation along the way. They can be found at unconcluded.com and on popular audio platforms such as iTunes, Spotify and iHeart Radio. "There is a huge true crime community out there," Jamison said. "The 'citizen they want to be involved and try to help." The two are up front about their qualifications or lack thereof.

They tell their listeners they're "not police, reporters or investigators." And say there may be some benefit to that "We don't have to be impartial. It allows us to have some emotions behind it," Gurd said. It also gives them freedom to address possible leads not typically presented in traditional media For example, in a recent episode, Gurd interviewed a Tennessee woman who swears she saw Kesse inside a jewelry shop in the year after her disappearance with a man who she thinks was trafficking her. Missing person Those with information about Jennifer Kesse's case can call the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-5300. Drew Kesse said he trusts that the woman believes she saw his daughter, but doubts she's correct.

Whether or not it's true, though, is not the point "You see it on the comments pages, 'This is the first time I've seen this he said. "Absolutely, awareness is truly the most important thing in a missing persons case." Gurd said he hopes airing the possible sightings will encourage others with information to come forward. "You can land of form a community around it," he said. "What this podcast is doing is allowing people to be engaged. We're talking with people, we're not talking at people." Amy Shreve Jett, of Little Rock, Ark, said she'd never heard of Kesse's case before Gurd shared a trailer for the show with Facebook fans of another true crime podcast, "Up and Vanished." She said "Unconcluded" stands out among other pod-casts because Gurd and Jamison engage with their fans in a Facebook group and listeners help shape the investigation "I love our group because there are so many different perspectives looking at the.